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Matthew Sweet


Born
in Hull, England, The United Kingdom
December 02, 1969


Matthew Sweet is an English journalist, broadcaster, author, and cultural historian. A graduate of the University of Oxford, where he earned a doctorate on Wilkie Collins, he has contributed to The Oxford Companion to English Literature and served as a film and television critic for The Independent on Sunday.
Sweet has written extensively on British cinema, most notably in Shepperton Babylon: The Lost Worlds of British Cinema (2005), a history of Shepperton Studios and the early British film industry, which was later adapted into a television documentary. His other books include Inventing the Victorians (2001), which challenges common misconceptions about the Victorian era, and The West End Front (2011), a history of London’s grand hotels d ...more

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“You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.’ ‘Shakespeare?’ guessed Jack. ‘Mae West,’ said Book.”
― Matthew Sweet, Bookish: a witty, warm-hearted mystery perfect for book lovers
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“The two most powerful warriors are patience and time.’ ‘Who said that?’ asked Bliss. ‘Tolstoy,’ said Book.”
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